Show f author of now ww MOW TO WJ WIN ond end K mol MOW here is an incident told me by marie Har harnden riden registered nurse connected with the eye institute in new york city i miss harnden Is a canadian and it will interest you to know that her experiences and ibser aser lations have brought hertz herto her to the conclusion that when it comes to handling people those in our mental institutions are like you an and d me diff differing er i ng on only 1 y i in n d degree eg r e e one night she was on duty in I 1 the line room of the hospital where she trained when one of the mental patients stormed into i her room the girls face was red j with anger and emotion As she approached 8 miss hamden she shouted and waved her arms and shook her fists threateningly as I 1 it if she meant to strike this nurse for something entirely alien to tai anything she had done did miss harnden shout back at her in an effort to force her to be quiet did she call an anat at to force this poor tried patient tto to be still stul no she did just what V done and just what should have been dUenT dees done had na that patient been someone from the outside world with what she thought was waa a rightful airing of a grievous wrong in other words just what you should do ao if someone be came a angry n g r y with y you ou t she gg merely waited until the j patient plent had spent her anger then she 5 said sald ga patiently quietly in the gentlest and friendliest of tones what Is js the matter mary miry quick as a flash the storm in this patients mind abated she looked up at miss harnden and said with a anile oh hello nurse and all the trouble was over says miss harnden we all have depressions fears elat relations ions lons and conflicts in mental illness the difference is only in degree and past the control 0 f reasons ing ayott of the sick derson person ason whether nether a person derson Is s normally a d juste cd d or whether hezer heser he h ta Is ab normal all respond to under standing parence paU ence gent lenew ana and kindness Kl |